Good morning! Opponents of Magruder Elementary's name slam the school board...James City and York want the right to charge admissions taxes...and more discussion on James City data center rules.
I covered the Oct. 7 meeting where they discussed their priorities and talked about having taxes that would bring more money from tourists. They didn't ask that it be removed. But I just looked at the final draft and see it's not there, so have reached out to the county to ask how and when it was removed. Didn't see mention of it in the following meeting's consent agenda.
York County discussed the "Tommy tax" but didn't want it because it affects locals, also. I just looked at the 2026 Legislative Priorities list and this tax want isn't on there.
I covered the Oct. 7 meeting where they discussed their priorities and talked about having taxes that would bring more money from tourists. They didn't ask that it be removed. But I just looked at the final draft and see it's not there, so have reached out to the county to ask how and when it was removed. Didn't see mention of it in the following meeting's consent agenda.
York County discussed the "Tommy tax" but didn't want it because it affects locals, also. I just looked at the 2026 Legislative Priorities list and this tax want isn't on there.
If the name change nonsense is still the lead story, we must surely doing OK in the Burg these days.